Tag: History

Letters shed new light on links between Scotland and British Columbia

HISTORIC documents which reveal new details about Vancouver Island’s Scottish clan heritage have been published for the first time. Two letters by Captain Walter Colquhoun...

Wallace letter the real deal and may head home

HOPE is growing that a letter widely believed to have been in the possession of William Wallace when he was captured by the English...

Knox's work to be displayed at the National Library

By Christine Lavelle A FAMOUS historic work by John Knox will go on display tomorrow (Wed) at the National Library of Scotland,...

William Wallace loses to Cheryl Cole in fame fight

By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND’S children know more about celebrities like Cheryl Cole than they do national heroes according to new research. A poll of 1,000 primary...

Scotland's hidden photographic treasures go online

By Michael MacLeod A HUGE slice of Scottish photographic history has been uploaded onto the internet in a bid to share the nation’s history...

Edinburgh tram chaos revealed to be 100 years old

By Oliver Farrimond EDINBURGH’s hellish tram system has been a thorn in the side of the Capital’s motorists for more than 100 years, according to...

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